America’s Best Racing (ABR) announced today that season two of “The Winner’s Circle†national radio show and podcast will kick off this Saturday, April 7, on SB Nation Radio with featured guest Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN college football analyst and racehorse owner. The racing and betting variety show, which premiered in 2017, is hosted by Bram Weinstein and airs every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET through Breeders’ Cup on Nov. 3.
In 2017, “The Winner’s Circle†featured a number of high profile guests, including legendary sportscaster Brent Musberger; ESPN’s Kenny Mayne, Darren Rovell, Jeannine Edwards, and Chris “The Bear†Fallica; Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy; racing icons Bob Baffert, Mike Smith, and Gary Stevens; Food Network’s Monti Carlo; and HBO Real Sports’ Soledad O’Brien.
“We couldn’t have been more thrilled with the personalities who joined us in our first year, offering their personal insights on sports, media, pop culture, and any number of topics that America’s Best Racing highlights in an effort to engage with a savvy millennial audience,†said Stephen B. Panus, president of TJC Media Ventures. “We’re excited and looking forward to our second season — every week should be appointment listening.â€
New for 2018 will be segments on bourbon featuring Wall Street Journal best-selling author Fred Minnick, feature reporting from former Grantland writer and author Dave Hill, and sports betting insights from Covers.com and ABR contributor Monique Vag. Returning for weekly segments in season two will be Churchill Downs and Fair Grounds paddock analyst Joe Kristufek. America’s Best Racing’s correspondent and handicapper Dan Tordjman will also deliver regular analysis and commentary.
Show sponsors for 2018 include West Point Thoroughbreds, which will present the “Race Call of the Week,†STATS Race Lens, Horseplayers.com, and the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program.
“The Winner’s Circle†can be heard on more than 80 national radio stations in cities including Houston, Dallas, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Detroit, as well as sbnationlive.com and the SB Nation Radio app. Subsequent to the airing of each radio show, a podcast version will be made available at podcastarena.com/winners-circle.
